客席(きゃくせき)

きゃくせき
noun
audience seating, passenger seat
buildingleisure
1. audience seating, seats (in a theater, stadium, etc.)
The area where the audience or spectators sit in a theater, concert hall, stadium, or other venue.
客席(きゃくせき)が満員(まんいん)だった。
The seats were full.
客席(きゃくせき)から大(おお)きな拍手(はくしゅ)が起(お)こった。
Loud applause arose from the audience.
コンサートの客席(きゃくせき)は千人(せんにん)以上(いじょう)収容(しゅうよう)できる。
The concert venue can seat over a thousand people.
2. passenger seat, guest seating area
Seating designated for passengers or guests, such as in a restaurant or on an airplane.
客席(きゃくせき)にご案内(あんない)します。
I'll show you to your seat.
この飛行機(ひこうき)の客席(きゃくせき)は二百席(にひゃくせき)ある。
This airplane has two hundred passenger seats.
レストランの客席(きゃくせき)を増(ふ)やすために、テラスを改装(かいそう)した。
They renovated the terrace to increase the restaurant's seating.

Usage

Sense 1 is especially common in theater and concert contexts. In performance reviews, 客席(きゃくせき) often appears metonymically for the audience itself: 客席(きゃくせき)が沸(わ)いた (the audience erupted). Sense 2 appears in restaurant, transportation, and hospitality contexts.

Common collocations

Related Words

Related: 座席(ざせき) (seat (general))
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